Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-22

Montrose; g. e. Rossnkraua, Washington;
w. Patchett, Salem: J. r. Rainsbottom,
Bridgewater.
The treasury department is contemplate
ing an important action relative to the
issue OF certain checks Ey national banks.
No figures can be obtained to show the e.,
tent of this practice, but from q private
investigation made not long since it is
learned thatsno less than $25, 600, 900
worth OF overcertif1ed checks were issued
in New York city in one day alone. e..,~
Secretary Fair child has purchased for
$50, 900 q residence at New Hampshir
avenue and Twentieth streets, Washington.
Secretary Whitney has sold ."Grass-
land" his country place on the Tenally
road above Georgetown, reserving the
right to lease it tor two years. In 1855
the secretary purchased this place, which
contained 100 acres and q large house Tor
$50, 600. He sold it for $107,5O n
The secretary OF the interior has recon-
mended that the attorney general accept
the offer OF compromise made by E.. G.
Long OF st. Paul for the value Of timber
purchased from Edwin Johnson, Andrew
Pautski, John L. @Oleson and Heinrich
Shultz, who had cut the same la nd in Wis
consin, near West Superior. The amount
offered in compromise is $2,067.70. The
secretary has also recommended a COM
promise with F. r. ,Littell & Co., Duluth,
for So, 4s7 as the value OF 500, SOB feet OF
lumber and 1900 railroad ties, which
Littell e. Co., had purchased from parties
who had cut them from public lands.
The subjects OF King Kalakaua compel
him to appoint new ministry. The king
ped OF nearly all his power.
In q parliamentary election in Coventry.
Eng, Ballantine, Gladstonian, was elected
by a majority OF 16, receiving 1929
against 1918 for Eaton, Conservative.
Mexico figures her total public debt, aft
obligations and the Macmillan and French
occupation debt, at S151, 100000. The
English experts figure 1t at sos, 900, 900.
Mexico owes the English about $50. OOO-
600. Mexico's new consols are worth
only 2Ok in London. They constitute all
Mexico has with which to pay hercreditors.
The president has appointed the follow
ing postmasters; Amos n. Kaisnor at
Cerro Gordo, Iowa, vice Henry Keerl, re-
signed; Thomas C. Medary, Waukuou,
Iowa. Postmasters Commissioned-Da-
kota; Wheeler, D. L. P. Lamb; Young: M.
West. Wisconsin: Tisch Mills, +. w. Stan.
gle. Fourth-class postmasters appointed
--Dakota: Claremont, P. NJ Ringrose;
Sentinel Butte, II. Gilbert; Tiffany, G. II:
Field; Corey, NJ. e. Carman. Minnesota:
Minpeota, c. P. Kinyon; Plainview, F. A.
Wells.
At Edinburgh, Andrew Carnegie laid the
foundation stone of the new free library
building, for the endowment of which he
donated $26O,O0O. Mr.. Blaine was pres.
ent and made the address: He claimed Mr..
Carnegie as a countryman. There was no
child in the United States old enough to
know about things away from home, I'm.
acquainted with Edinburgh, the works OF
all Scotland's best thinkers having always
had large calculations in America, and all
having profited by them. He looked back
with pleasure upon the splendid galaxy OF
Scotland's stars-Scott, jeffrey and Sgd.
ney Smith-whosel literature later he avow-
ed had been cultivated upon little oatmeal.
II. A. P, Carter, the Hawaiian minister
at Washington, who is in Washington,
speaking OF the revolution in Honolulu
said: The king probably abandoned some
of his prorogatives and pledged himself to
stick more closely to the limitations Of
power. I know the new chief minister,
W. NJ. Green, rather well. He is an in
telligent, we'll meaning mau, and if he has
full control, will manage things we'll. King
Kalakaua has always been firm friend OF
the United States, and though the head Of
the new cabinet is an Englishman by birth.
/ think the movement is in no sense blow
at American interests. The king did violate
the constitution sometimes, and in that
direction and many Others the change will
be for the better. it is only a sort Of
domestic publication and reform.
Last Saturday afternoon the 9th INST.
at Dalles Hill, Eng, in the presence OF q
largo number OF guests invited by Mrs.
Gladstone to garden party the American
testim onial to Gladstone was formally
presented to the ex-premier, after being ex-
hibited by him to the guests. The pre-
sentation speech was made by Hon. oseph
Pulitzer, Of the New York World. Mr..
Pulitzer was accompanied to Dalles Hill
by Mrs. Pulitzer, Hon. Perry Belmont OF
New York, Hon. Patrick Collins of Boston
and several newspaper correspondents.
Gladstone received the party at 4 o'clock
and after shaking hands and presenting
them to Mrs. Gladstone, all proceeded to
the lawn, where the testimonial was exhib-
tied. It was a massive piece OF silver
work: 1t was carefully examined and adj
mired by Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone. Mr..
Pulitzer made the presentation speech,
in which he assured Mr.. Gladstone OF the
sympathy OF the American people with the
cause which he championed so ably, and
said that while American citizens were
sharply divided on many questions they
united enthusiastically upon William
Evart Gladstone.
The postmaster at Grand 1sle, MIMI,
is said to have violated the postal laws
and is to be removed.
A slight shock of earthquake occurred in
the towns of Rollinsford, Somers, Worth
and Harrington, N. II.
Twenty years ago Guy G. Hotchkiss, Jr.,
the eldest son of q we'll known manufact-
urer OF Williamsburg disap peared from his
home. He left behind him q young wife
and boy child. The elder Hotchkiss
died many years ago and left a large sum
Of money to his missing son. Last Feb
ruary the grandson, Thomas Hotchkiss,
found his father living like hermit in the
Golden State" Guy Hotchkiss has just
returned to his home.
The names OF most OF the people burned
in the fire at Hurley, Wis, are unfamiliar
to the theatrical agents in Chicago. Bello
Danvers, who was lying i'll In bed in an up.
per story of the Alcazar theatre when the
flames closed in on her and forcedh her to
Jump for her life, has sad story. She
was one of the most popular members of
the Lydia Thompson company when that
organization came to Chicago in 1869. She
was then beautiful young woman, twenty
years OF age, with T. voice that promised
to make her the rival of tho most noted
singers Of the day. A throat trouhleiniur-
ed her, and she began singing q variety
theaters. She finally drifted into the con-
cert saloons of Minneapolis and st. Paul,
and then the worst dives of Hurley.
The reeular stream OF excursionists to
the Yellowstone Park and Alaska has be.
gan in earnest, and from all over the coun-
try people flock to these points.